Senior Vulnerability Management Lead | S4 | CIO

Senior Vulnerability Management Lead | S4 | CIO | Milton Keynes or Glasgow

Country:
United Kingdom

Santander () is evolving from a global, high-impact brand into a technology-driven organisation
, and our people are at the heart of this journey.
Together
, we are driving a customer-centric transformation that values bold thinking, innovation
, and the courage to challenge what's possible.

This is more than a strategic shift.
It's a chance for driven professionals to grow, learn, and make a real difference
.

Our mission is to contribute to help more people and businesses prosper
. We embrace a strong risk culture and all our professionals at all levels are expected to take a proactive and responsible approach toward risk management.

is the team of technology and operations  are convinced of the importance of technology that is aligned with the requirements of the business and that out work not only brings value to users, people and communities but also fosters individual creativity. Our team of over 7,000 people in 8 countries (Spain, Portugal, Poland, UK, USA, Mexico, Chile and Brazil) develops and/or implements financial solutions across a broad spectrum of technologies (including Blockchain, Big Data and Angular among others) on all kinds of on-premise and cloud-based platforms.

Santander UK is looking for a Senior Vulnerability Management Lead based out of Milton Keynes or Glasgow
.

We are seeking an experienced Vulnerability Management and Security Hardening Manager to lead our efforts in safeguarding the organisation's digital assets and infrastructure. In this role, you will be responsible for developing, implementing, and overseeing a robust vulnerability management program, ensuring risks are identified, assessed, prioritised, and remediated effectively.

You will work closely with Security, IT, and Business stakeholders to strengthen our security posture and meet compliance requirements, while proactively identifying threats that could impact the organisation.

We're shaping the way we work through innovation, cutting-edge technology, collaboration and the freedom to explore new ideas. To succeed in this role, you will be responsible for:

• Lead and manage the Vulnerability Management program across the enterprise.
• Develop processes for prioritisation, and remediation of vulnerabilities.
• Collaborate with IT operations, infrastructure, and application teams to implement remediation strategies.
• Monitor and report on vulnerability remediation trends, risks, and program performance to senior leadership.
• Ensure compliance with Santander UK and Group vulnerability remediation SLAs.
• Escalating unresolved or high-impacting vulnerabilities through the correct governance channels, ensuring stakeholder ownership from local and global teams.

Our people are our greatest strength. Every individual contributes unique perspectives that make us stronger as a team and as an organisation. We're enabling teams to go beyond by valuing who they are and empowering what they bring.

The following requirements represent the knowledge, skills, and abilities essential for success in this role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Extensive experience analytical and problem-solving abilities with the ability to prioritize effectively. (Required)
• Extensive experience in vulnerability management remediation and information security. (Required)
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with diverse teams and stakeholders, including senior leadership and non-technical audiences. (Required)
  Excellent understanding of IT infrastructure, cloud environments, and application security. (Required)
• Extensive experience in being able to communicate complex tech information in a simple and easily digestible way to non-technical teams. (Required)
• Excellent leadership and people management skills driving high performance teams. (Required)
• Knowledge in scripting and automation (e.g., Python, Power Shell) to enhance vulnerability management, remediation and analysis. (Preferred)
• A solid understanding of cyber risk and how cyber-attacks are conducted across endpoints, cloud and on-premises networks. (Preferred)
• Patch & Configuration Management:
  Knowledge of patch deployment processes and tools. (Preferred)

• Degree in a relevant field (e.g., IT, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or equivalent experience) (Preferred)

• Spanish (Preferred)

• Extensive experience in vulnerability management remediation and information security (Required)
• Excellent understanding of IT infrastructure, cloud environments, and application security (Required)
• Knowledge in scripting and automation (e.g., Python, Power Shell) to enhance vulnerability management, remediation, and analysis (Preferred)
• Patch & Configuration Management:
  Knowledge of patch deployment processes and tools…